Pin-fastener.



Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

JAMES LEE.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMEs LEE, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Wortham, in the county of Harrison and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements n Pin-Fasteners, of which th following is a specification.

, This invention relates to improvements in fastening means and more particularly to a pin fastener. p

It is the object of this invention to provide a pin fastener with means preventing the disengagement of the pin from the material to which it is attached without man- This device is of particular advantagefo-r V the attachment of jewelry, scarf pins, breast pins, watch chain holders, and other articles,

where it is desirable to insure the attaching means against accidental disengagement. A further advantage of this device is that'in the attached position the points of the securing pin are guarded or covered.

While the preferred form of this invention is illustrated upon the accompanying sheet of drawing yet it is to be understood that minor detail changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof.

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of an embodiment of this invention as applied to a breast pin.. Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a view in central transverse vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective illustrating the location of the parts when the pin has been inserted through the material to which it is to be attached. Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the location of the parts before the pin has been locked. Fig. 6 is a similar view after the pin has been locked. Fig. 7 is a view in central transverse vertical section after the pin has been attached. Fig. 8 is a reduced view in rear elevation of the material illustrating the pin in attached position.

In carrying out this invention the prong when the guard plate is swung out upon its pivot the lip will allow the passage of the free end of the prong through the slot when Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed-May 3, 1915. Serial No. 25,436.

' Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

over and coverthe'end of prong.

mental design or may act as a support for the prong is :likewiseyswung out from its" base and when the free end of the prong is. swung back against the'base and the guard plate likewise swung back, the lip will lie eo an ornamental surface'and in the latter case the guard may. be pivoted to the back of the ornamental surface instead of the base, if

desired. It is preferable to provide some form of detachable catch means between the erableto insert the prong downward through the material so that the points of the prong and guard plate are at the bottom of the device when attached l' The drawings illustrate an embodiment of i this invention as applied to a breast pin in which the base plate 1 is secured to the back of an ornamental surface 2. The fastening pin is in the form of two prongs 3 extending from a transverse bar pivotally mounted in ears at struck up from the base. The guard plate 5 is pivoted by a hinge 6 to the rear of the'ornamental surface 2 above the prong mounting and is provided with a cutout portion or slot extending from above the prong mounting and terminating in a lip 7 which lip in closed position of the guard plate covers the free end of the fasteningpin while exposing the remaining body thereof. An'

undercut recess 8 is provided upon the base side of the free end of the guard plate to engage a projecting hookedlug 9 upon the back of the ornamental surface 2 to form a catch to normally holdthe guard plate and base together.

In attaching the pin, the guard is moved it outward about its hinge sufliciently to allow 1 the ends of the prongs to pass through the slot therein and then partially closed with the prong projecting therethrough. The prongs are passed through the material twice to which the pin is to be attached, as shownin Fig. 4t. The guard is moved outward until its lip is above the ends of the prongs'as they extend through the material, as shown in Fig. 5. The ends of the prongs are moved inward toward their base and upon moving the guard in the same direction the lip will engage and cover the free ends of the prongs, as shown in Fig. 6. When the guard is brought against the ornamental surface and its catch engaged the ends of the prongs will be held or locked against movement by the lip and their points covered, as shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 8 shows the tached.

I While the invention is illustrated and described as applied to a breast pin, it is to be understood that the same principle may be as well applied to any other form of device which is desirable to be attached by a pin to a garment, fabric, or material.

WVhat I claim is 1 In a device of the character described, a fastening pin pivoted thereto and a guard plate pivoted thereabove having a slot therein and a lip to normally cover the free end of the fastening pin, said slot arranged to allow the passage of the fastening pin therethrough upon rotation of the guard plate and pin about their respective pivots.

2. In a device of the character described,

a base, a pivoted fastening pin mounted thereon, a guard plate pivoted above the pin mounting having a'slot therein, a lip at the end of the slot to cover the free end of the pin upon the engagement of the guard plate with the base, said slot arranged to allow a passage of the pin therethrough upon the rotation of the pin and guard plate upon their respective pivots.

3. In a device of the character described, a base, a pivoted fastening pin mounted thereon, a guard plate pivoted above the pin mounting having a slot therein, a lip at the end of the slot covering the free end of the pin upon engagement of the guard plate and base, said slotarranged upon rotation of the guard plate from engagement with the base to allow the passage of the pin therethrough and through the material to which the device is to be attached and upon rotation of the pin and guard plate toward the base to cover the free end of the pin by said lip.

G. W. ONEAL, I. C. lVILsoN.

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